GridEx

SPP’s GridEx V Fact Sheet

Nov. 13-14, 2019

Background

SPP has participated in different capacities in all five GridEx exercises hosted by NERC every year it has been conducted. SPP is committed to utilizing the GridEx exercises to continue to improve our response and recovery capabilities to both physical and cyberattack on the bulk electric system (BES). Each year of GridEx, SPP employees work with its member companies, external partners, vendors and more to create a realistic and plausible exercise for everyone to work through to improve not only SPP’s capabilities but also our members’ and partners’ capabilities.

Objectives

The objectives for GridEx V are:

Exercise incident response plan

Expand local and regional response

Engage interdependent sectors

Improve communication

Gather lessons learned

Engage senior leadership

Planning and Participation

SPP is registered as an “active” participant in GridEx V with NERC. SPP will be coordinating with members within the SPP footprint, community partners, vendors and supporting companies during the exercise. SPP will be hosting its internal exercise at our primary corporate campus, on Nov. 13-14, 2019, and will coordinate with partners and members hosting their own exercise during the same time at their facilities.

If you are participating with SPP in GridEx V, please review the documents located in the right sidebar for frequently asked questions, a timeline of events and more.

Flexibility and Feedback

NERC has created the GridEx V exercise to allow each organization to participate in a way that is consistent with its available resources and real-world operational environment. SPP supports this model and has committed to do the same for its members and community partners during GridEx V. SPP is dedicated to continuous improvement and has asked all partners and members to provide feedback on their interaction with SPP at the end of the exercise. For more information on GridEx V, contact GridEx@spp.org.

Media Inquiries

GridEx V participants may respond to media inquiries as they would respond to any media inquiry. Participants also may direct any media inquiries about their participation with SPP to SPP communications staff at communication@spp.org.

SPP does not disclose the scenario premise or names of participating organizations or individuals. It is up to a participating organization whether to let media know about the participation of the organization or its employees in GridEx V.

Individuals and organizations participating in or observing during GridEx V should not disclose details of the exercise and instead refer all media inquiries about the details of the exercise to SPP or NERC communications staff.